What Causes Persistent Weakness In The Lower Leg After Treating Acute Aortic Dissection?
Recovery takes up to 12 months, however there is risk of some remains.
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I read your question carefully and I understand your concern.
Since you say that by now 6 months have already passed you do have some reason to be worried, you're not being impatient. It is possible that the damaged nerve might not regain full functions due to permanent damage by the loss of blood supply.
The doctors are right in saying that recovery takes months, nerve regeneration may last many months, even a year. So since you have been gradually improving there is plenty of motive to hope that you will return back to normal. However the most recovery happens during the first 6 months, so the longer symptoms persist the higher the risk that some loss of function due to only partial regeneration may remain.
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Not a good prognostic sign.
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Hello again! Sorry for answering a little late but your question was when I had just gone to sleep (time differences with Europe).
Regarding Tinel's sign I am afraid that is not a good test to make predictions. It's sensitivity is low, for carpal tunnel syndrome which is where it's most used the sensitivity is only at 60% (detects only 60% of cases). For peroneal nerve sensitivity is even lower. So it's hard to make predictions based on that alone, even if it produced no needles and pins at all. In some cases it is present only proximally like in your case, not spreading distally, like in this case. If it was positive before and became negative now it might have been a good sign (but you have tested it only now it seems), but still not that significant.
Let me now if I can further assist you.
I appreciate you answering my questions,
You're welcome.
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You're welcome, hope things return back to normal soon.